Haylee LevinJoin Y-Lab for the first of four events in this spring's Youth Advocacy Writin g Group Working Paper Lunch Series with presentations by Haylee Levin\, Lindsey Richards\, and Sophie Lenihan.
*Be sure to RSVP here for a lunch on April 10.
Haylee LevinHarvard Law Sc hool J.D. Candidate
Paper Topic: Coaches have
unique\, unrestricted access to children in sports\, where the absence of o
ther authority figures\, the physical nature of sports\, and other factors
can create opportunities for physical abuse. Given the propensity of delaye
d disclosure of childhood abuse\, and the challenges children face when the
y do attempt to report\, the statutes of limitations for physical abuse of
children in these contexts should be expanded.
Biography: Haylee is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School (Class of 2026). Whi le at HLS\, Haylee participated in the Child Advocacy Clinic\, where she in terned at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in the Human Traffi cking and Exploitation Unit. Outside of clinical work\, Haylee is an execut ive member of HLS's National Security Journal and National Security & Law A ssociation.
A Natural Rights Argument for Homeschoo
l RegulationLindsey Richards\, Harvard Law School J.D. Candidate
Paper Topic: This paper sets out to establish so
mething quite simple: child abuse is wrong. Children\, like all people\, ha
ve a right to be free from harm inflicted by others. While few need convinc
ing of this truth\, a growing coalition of parents believe that they alone
have a natural right to control the upbringing of their children\, requirin
g the government to allow them to homeschool their children free from regul
ation. Yet the same principles that bestow natural parental rights demand r
ecognition of the child’s natural rights to safety. This paper will show th
at a parental rights absolutism approach to homeschool policy is contrary t
o natural law because it fails to protect the natural rights of vulnerable
students facing abuse in hidden homeschooling situations.
Bio graphy: Lindsey is a 3L in the Y-Lab Fellows Program passionate ab out making homeschooling safe and effective. Homeschooled herself\, Lindsey arrived at HLS eager to find bipartisan solutions to keep at-risk homescho oled kids safe. While in law school\, Lindsey has interned in the Child Exp loitation Unit of the San Diego U.S. Attorney’s Office\, externed with the Coalition for Responsible Home Education\, represented clients through the Family Justice Clinic\, and interned with the Center for the Rights of Abus ed Children through the Child Advocacy Clinic.
Elevating Student Voices: A Vision for the Youth Leadership TeamSophie Lenihan\, Harvard Law School J.D. Candidate
Paper Topic: In the fall of 2024\, the Education Law: Administrative an d Legislative Lawyering Clinic established the Youth Leadership Team (YLT)\ , a group of Massachusetts high school students who work alongside clinic s tudents to guide and shape the clinic’s advocacy efforts. In its inaugural year\, the YLT has grown from six to fourteen students\, beginning its stat ewide advocacy to increase student voice in school decision-making. This pr oject outlines the vision and practical considerations for the YLT's contin ued collaboration with the Education Law Clinic in its second year and beyo nd.
Biography: Sophie is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School (Class of 2025) and a Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab Fellow. Pri or to attending law school\, Sophie studied psychology and education at Dar tmouth College and spent two years working at an education nonprofit focuse d on increasing youth civic engagement. At HLS\, she has participated in th e Education Law Strategic Litigation and Administrative and Legislative Law yering clinics\, as well as the Child Advocacy Clinic.
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